Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Bertha

BUR-thə · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Bright or famous one, from Old German beraht
Language
German
Culture
Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4775
2024 births28
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births207,837
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
BertieBerta
Alternate spellings
BertaBerthe
In other languages
Berta (German/Spanish)Berthe (French)Bertha (Italian)

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Notable people named Bertha

Bertha Benz (automotive pioneer)
Bertha Pappenheim (activist)
Saint Bertha of Kent
Bertha von Suttner (Nobel Prize)